[rpriske]

May 28th, 1993

We are in Atlanta - my least favourite place to play.

The Braves are pitching Danny Jackson (4-4, 3.47).

The Giants are going with Al Leiter (1-4, 4.85).

I am batting seventh.

I used to be unhappy about hitting this far down in the order. Now I am unhappy that I am not giving them any reason to regret it.

In the bottom of the 1st we turned a Priske - Grebeck - Caminiti double play.

I came up with Craig Grebeck on 1st and one out in the 2nd. I grounded out but advanced Craig.

In the 3rd, Chris Jones scored on a two out throwing error by Tim Naehring.
Then Ken Griffey Jr. walked with the bases loaded, scoring Jeff Blauser.
Andujar Cedeno hit a grand slam.

That was a huge error.

Braves lead 6-0. All run were unearned.

Joe Hall relieved for us in the 4th.
We turned another Priske - Grebeck - Caminiti double play behind him.

I came up with one down in the 5th and flew out to Griffey in centre.

I handled a Mike Greenwell grounder for the 1st out in the bottom of the inning.

After a leadoff double in the bottom of the 6th, Matt brought in Kip Gross.
Two batters later, Cedeno scored on a Jones groundout.
Jim Thome scored on a balk by Kip.
Heriberto Pagan scored on a single by Blauser.
Blauser scored on a Greenwell single.
Greenwell scored on a Jeff Bagwell double.

That was all Matt could stomach and he brought it Joe Boever.
He couldn't stop it. Bagwell scored on a Griffey single.
He finally got the 3rd out.

Braves lead 12-0

I came up in the 7th with one out and Craig on 1st. I grounded out to Thome at 3rd, advancing Craig again.

Jose Bautista came in to pitch for us in the 8th.
Greenwell scored on a Griffey single.

Braves lead 13-0

I came up in the 9th with two out and Tim on 1st. Jerry Gleaton was pitching. I grounded out to Bagwell at 1st.

Brutal, humiliating loss.

18-31. We still lead the Reds by one game, eight back of the lead.

I went 0 for 4.